Potong
No.13 World's 50 Best 2025 — elite chef
Veronica's Take
In the heart of Bangkok’s Chinatown, chef Pichaya ‘Pam’ Soontornyanakij has quietly turned a narrow multi-floor building into a culinary pilgrimage site, clinching the No.13 spot on the World's 50 Best 2025 list. Her restaurant, Potong, is a masterclass in Thai-Chinese fusion, where each dish is a meticulously crafted exploration of the five elements—salt, acid, spice, texture, and the Maillard reaction. Since its opening in 2021, Potong has been a constant award magnet, proving that Pam's obsession with flavor alchemy is not just innovative but downright unstoppable.
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